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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Leicester’s decline and fall feels like a cruel parable as League One beckons

Gloomy Leicester players applaud the home fans after their 2-2 draw with Hull, a result which confirmed their relegation to the Championship
Gloomy Leicester players applaud the home fans after their 2-2 draw with Hull, a result which confirmed their relegation to the Championship. Photograph: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC/Getty Images

“Is it the players, do they not care? Have you put your trust in the wrong people? This is the football club that we love and it’s down in League One, we just want to know what’s going on!”

Those were some of the thoughts aired by one board member of the Foxes Trust as Leicester fans sought to challenge their club’s owner, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, outside the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night. If they were unable to put a finger on quite why their club had been relegated to League One, then the man known as “Top” was none the wiser. “I cannot blame anyone,” he replied to his inquisitors. “I can blame myself if you want to. I tried everything, we all tried, but it was not enough.”

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